Meadows pleads to involuntary manslaughter in Raleigh County
Roy Ardo Meadows pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Raleigh County Criminal Court and was remanded to jail until 10 am April 16 for sentencing. He has been jailed since March 17 after being charged with the murder of Donald Pack following a moonshine still dispute, as six other pleas were heard with one getting 1 to 10 years in a state reformitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ardo Meadows
Raleid County
Meadows
Donald Pack
Pack
State Reformatory
Lawrence Johnson
Armco Steel Rp
Ceny
Raleigh County Board of Education
Paul Douglas Adkins
John Arthur Toney
Hulbert A. Meadows
William Ferguson
Robert Moore
Kathryn Graham
John Diltas Mitchell
Armco Steel Corp
Benny Franklin Casto
West Virginia fends off week of 230 forest fires
Assistant state forester Asher Kelly said 230 fires have been reported in West Virginia this week with 90 new blazes on Thursday. Kanawha County added 19 fires, Lincoln 9, Wyoming 6, Fayette 6, and Logan 5 as about 400 men battle the blazes around the clock. He urged residents to avoid burning debris such as broom-sedge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Asher Kelly
State Department of Natural Resources
Kanawha County
Lincoln County
Wyoming
Fayette
Logan
Kelly
Slayton Dis Qualification Shocks NASA Officials
Astronaut Deke Slayton faces disqualification after an Air Force medical review. Officials say stress and potential risk were deemed factors, though Slayton and others express surprise. Dryden and Dryden’s deputy say Slayton remains ready for duty. The decision was upheld by a civilian cardiology panel after an Air Force board reviewed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Osborne
Sparta
Wis
NASA
Slayton
Hugh L. Dryden
Dryden
Deke
Air Force
William K. Douglas
Air Force Medical Board
Air Force Board
State to Make Dental Aid Available to Aged
West Virginia has 12693 dollars for dental health services to the aged and chronically ill, enabled by new federal grants for the current fiscal year ending June 30. State Health Director N H Dyer said the program aims to prove dental services can be efficiently provided to the aged and chronically ill, including homebound patients, and will fund additional professional service and equipment at Kanawha Charleston Home Care Program, Charleston Memorial Hospital Dental Outpatient Clinic, and nursing home care improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Upi
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Senate Defeats Tax Withholding Bill In House Vote
The House rejected the bill 225 to 190 to scuttle two main features tax withholding on interest and dividends and business tax concessions. Republicans supported it 163 to 0. Senate Finance Committee will hold three weeks of public hearings on the House bill starting Monday amid voter letters opposing withholding to recover about 600 million dollars yearly in lost revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Caution Urged As Fires Mount Across District
District Forester Carl Lucas urges extreme care in outdoor burning as a large number of fires blaze across the Fourth District. Twenty fires were reported Thursday in Raleigh Pemberton Hill Wyo ming County Buffalo Creek Bud Long Branch Reedy Creek Barkers Ridge Litwar Hite Fork Kegley Coal Dale Bramwell Willis Road Deepwater MacDougal Flanagan School Lansing Tug Creek Ronceverte and Greenbrier counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lucas
Raleigh County
Pemberton Hill
Wyoming
Buffalo Creek
Bud
Long Branch
Reedy Creek
Barkers Ridge
McDowell County
Litwar
Hite Fork
Mercer County
Kegley
Coal Dale
Bramwell
Shortening The News Columnists Kilgallen Winchell and Newsweek
Coal output in southern West Virginia last week reached 437801 tons, up from 291027 a year earlier, per the Smokeless Operators Association. Dr. George F. Evans of Clarksburg was named editor of the West Virginia Medical Journal succeeding the late Dr. Walter E. West of Huntington. About 30 cars of a Baltimore and Ohio freight derailed at Claytor near Wheeling with no injuries reported. West Virginia University will host a 1962 industrial engineering conference April 16–17 featuring an executive decision game piloted by an electronic computer to simulate corporate decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Smokeless Operators Association
George F. Evans
Clarksburg
West Virginia Medical Journal
Walter E. West
Huntington
Baltimore & Ohio
Claytor
Wheeling
West Virginia University
Restaurant Buy Brought by Don and Wife in Greece Visit
Don and his wife will visit Greece in coming months and depart New York on May 4 to stay with his brother and sister. Sarandon with his brother Pete, who died in 1928, and another brother Cleon, who died in 1959, bought the Manhattan Cafe from Nick and Chris Kambouris and A Missas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Greece
New York
Sarandon
Pete
Cleon
Manhattan Cafe
Nick
Chris Kambouris
A. Missas
Damage Suit May Be Given Jurors Today
A Beckley city damages suit over injuries on Neville Street went to jurors after noon recess in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Plaintiff Mrs. Sara Dickerson and witnesses claimed haste to reach the post office. defense contended the elder woman was driving too fast. Evidence cited surgery and leg length differences, with expert testimony about her ongoing pain and life expectancy. Trial enters third day with alternate juror seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Neville Street
Raleigh County
Truman L. Sayre
Sara Dickerson
Rhodell
Sayre
Dickerson
G. Berk Lynch
Jacob Carey
H. B. Thomas
Robert Parker
Argentina swears in provisional leader amid military protests
Argentina has no vice president. A provisional president was sworn in by the supreme court on Thursday as military leaders protested the move as premature. Governors from 14 provinces condemned Frondizi’s ouster and vowed to free him from confinement on Martin Garcia Island where he was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Supreme Court
Guido
Frondizi
Martin Garcia
Red Light Violators Cited in City Police Court
Donnie Taylor 18 of Beckley cited for red light violation at 11 50 p m Thursday and ordered to appear in Police Court April 2. Dempsey Meador 19 of Crab Orchard cited at 2 25 p m Thursday on the same violation and ordered to appear April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Taylor
Beckley
Dempsey Lee Meador
Crab Orchard
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Virginia Laird
Funeral services for Mrs Virginia Lawton Laird 43 Birmingham Alabama formerly of Mount Hope will be held at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope at 2 p m Saturday. Burial will follow in Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hills. She died in Sur Home after a short illness. Survived by husband James Laird mother Gladys Groves Lawton of Mount Hope daughter Mrs D T Fenny of Birmingham brother Dr W E Lawton Jr of Charleston and sisters Mrs Charles Miller Washington DC Mrs William Whalen Arlington VA and one grandchild Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lawton Laird
Birmingham
Ala
Fomerly
Mount Hope
Tyree
D. T. Fenny
W. E. Lawton Jr
Charleston
Charles Miller
Washington, D. C
William Whalen
Arlington
Henry Danner
Russell
Bill Patteson
Jack Long
Pat Davis
Tom Howard
O. J
Mrs John K Tosh dies in Huntington hospital
Mrs John K Essie Blount Tosh aged 74 of Sophia dies Wednesday in Huntington hospital after a lengthy illness. Final rites set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sophia Methodist Church with Rev L H Greenwood and Rev Dewey Wilson officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Body to be taken to church from Williams Funeral Home an hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K
Essie Blount) Tosh
Sophia
Huntington
Sophia Methodist Church
L. H. Greenwood
Dewey Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Williams Funeral Home
Richard Cabe Wimbish Funeral Service Held
Richard Cabe Wimbish, 73, of Midway, died in his sleep Thursday from a heart attack. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia conducted by Rev S D Wolford and Rev Lee Richardson with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Cora Sanger Wimbish, son Richard Cabe Wimbish Jr, two brothers M V and George, two sisters Cora Bogart and Patty Newman, and five grandchildren. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday. pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cabe Wimbish
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
S. D. Wolford
Lee Richardson
Wimbish
Midway
Thomas
Ellen Wimbish
Patrick Springs
Helen
UMWA
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Cora Sanger Wimbish
Richard Cabe Wimbish Jr
M. V
Stoneville
N. C
George
Burlington
Cora Bogart
Patty Newman
Stuart, Va
John Shupe
Curtis Kallam
Henry Holtzapfel
C. E. Crouch
W. F. McClung
Coral Pack
Joe Carohan
Taft Gallimore
Final rites for J. E. McClung in Oak Hill
J. E. McClung 99 of Blaketown will be honored at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Randolph Johnson and Rev. C. S. Donnelly officiating. Burial in High Memorial Park. He died at home from a heart attack. A life long deacon of Oak Hill Baptist Church, born March 19 1863 in Ramsey. Survived by two sons B. W. of Eccles and Paul of Oak Hill, one grandchild, five great grandchildren. Body at funeral home after 3 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. McClung
Blaketown
Thomas
Oak Hill
Randolph Johnson
C. S. Donnelly
Oak ii
McClung
Searce
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Ramsey
B. W. of
Eccles
Paul McClung
Final rites planned for George Tolbert in Beckley
George Stanley Tolbert 70 of Beckley died Thursday after a long illness. Funeral services set for Sunday at Beckley First Baptist Church with Rev. Norman Harless presiding. Tolbert, born October 23 1891 in Ohio, leaves a large family and was a longtime resident of Fayette and Raleigh counties. Burial in Huse Me ee Park Cemetery, with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stanley Tolbert
Beckley First Baptist Church
Norman Harless
Shuck Memorial Baptist Church
Lewisburg
Tolbert
Railroad Ave
Beckley
Ohio
Marshall and
Mary Smith Tolbert
Fayette
Raleigh
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Calvary Baptist Church of
Mabscott
Union
UMWA
Knights of Pythians
Pythian Sisters
DOKE
The
Pythians
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ona C. Tolbert
Mary E. Andrews
Miami
Fla
Lou Francis Quesenberry Jeffras
Horseshoe Beach
Maybelle Holcombe
Lillian Marie Tolbert
Colorado Springs
Colo
Florence Thomas Denny
George Carmel
Marshall E
Huntington
John S
Kenneth E
James A
Oakwell
Ethel Yohner
Springfield
Opal Beards
Pomeroy
Francis Robinson
Urbana
Romain Peters
Carmichael
Calif
Melton Mortuary
Huse Meee Park
Fayetteville
W G Jake Burleson 76 dies after lengthy illness
W G Jake Burleson 76 of Beckley and formerly Eccles died at 9 p.m. Thursday in the home of his son Winifred Kenney Burleson in Eccles after a lengthy illness. The body is at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G
Jake) Burleson
Beckley
Eccles
Winifred Kenney Burleson
Melton Mortuary
Robert Ferguson Funeral Planned in Charleston
Funeral services for Robert Ferguson 67 of Charleston and formerly of Stanaford will be held at the Hardan and Hardan Funeral Home in Charleston with burial at Stanaford Cemetery at 2 30 p m. He died from burns after a tar heating explosion Wednesday. Survivors include four sisters Alma Hembrick Lanark Emma Robinson Stanaford Ella Foster Charleston Hester Brown Blackstone Va a half sister Ella Yubanks Detroit Mich a half brother Phil Yubanks Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ferguson
Charleston
Stanaford
Hardan
Detroit
Mich
Phil Yubanks
Akron
Funeral services for Arthur Elliott in Detroit
Arthur Elliott, 58, formerly of Lanark, died after a long illness in Highland Park Hospital Detroit. Funeral services were set for 1:30 p.m. today in Detroit. Surviving relatives include a brother Maceo of New York City and a sister in Lanark, Mrs. Bettye Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Elliott
Lanark
Detroit
Mich
Elliott
Highland Park Hospital
Cora Elliott
Maceo
New York City
N. Y
Bettye Reed
Funeral services for Rupert Parker in Oak Hill
Funeral services for Rupert Parker 63 of Oak Hill will be held at 3 30 p m Saturday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with the Rev Ted Fox officiating Burial will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery Fayetteville Route 1 Parker died Thursday morning after a long illness He was born Smoot July 20 1898 He is survived by Mary Parker of Oak Hill four sons Alfred Winfred Rupert and Dewey all of Oak Hill four daughters Thelma Morris of Wellsville Ohio Ruth Hovis of Delaware Ohio Eleanor Kelly and Beulah Kelly of Oak Hill a brother Walter Parker of Beards Fork and 19 relatives were to meet at the funeral home after 5 p m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Parker
Oak Hill
Tyree
Ted Fox
Pleasant View
Fayetteville
Route 1
Parker
Smoot
Mary Parker
Alfred
Fort Jackson
S. C
Winfred
Rupert
Dewey
Thelma Morris
Wellsville
Ohio
Ruth Hovis
Delaware
Eleanor Kelly
Beulah Kelly
Walter Parker
Beards Fork
Confession Tied to Break-ins at Oak Hill Sites
Two youths confessed to breaking and entering several Oak Hill buildings including Collins High School and the Skyline Drive-In Theater after a robbery left diamond rings and a doctor’s wallet missing. Sgt Richardson said police traced the crimes to the pair with Janney’s help before State Police joined the interrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Janney
Oak Hill
Collins High School
Skyline Drive-In
Budget Deficit Seen Inevitable
Washington (UPI) President Kennedy said the federal budget may be in the red for fiscal 1963, with a deficit likely as business recovery remains uncertain. Tax revenues may lag below a $93 billion forecast, while spending exceeds $92.5 billion, despite hopeful talk of a possible balance if business improves. Kennedy noted he would judge after March and April how the economy advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kenedy
White House
Kennedy
Treasury
Congress
State Economy Ahead of 1961
Charleston West Virginia Chamber of Commerce reports February economy above recession lows of 1961 February marks third straight month with more losses than gains only 10 of 22 indicators rose though year to date activity remains strong coal production up 17.2 percent electric power up 20.3 percent total unemployment down 24 percent despite a lackluster winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Chamber
Pemberton Man Hurt At Work In Mullens
Kenneth Young of Pemberton, an employee of the H and C Coal Company, was wounded at work this morning and was receiving treatment for a foot injury at noon at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens. Hospital attendants said he was injured during work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Kenneth Young
Pemberton
H & C Coal Co
Wyoming General Hospital
Young
Head Injury Lands Beckley Man in Hospital
Mose M. Smith, 53, of East Beck ley, is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted at 7:10 p.m. Thursday with a head injury from a fall at his home, a hospital spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose M. Smith
East Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Fire damages $25 at Betty O'Dell residence
Beckley Fire Department responded to 500 Russell St at 2 15 p m Thursday for a fire in a washing machine motor. The blaze caused about 25 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Betty O'Dell
Russell St
Cabot Corp Faces PSC Review Over Gas Price Change
Public Service Commission weighed testimony from Cabot Corp regarding proposed wholesale gas price increases to Pineville Gas Co. The PSC had scheduled a hearing after Cabot contended the price change required commission approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Cabot Corp
PSC
Pineville Gas Co
Cabot
Infant sues for 10000 in auto collision case
Clarence Minnefield, infant by Marie Jackson, sues Mack R Hamm and Stanley Sr for injuries from a December 15 1961 auto collision on West Virginia Route 3. He alleged a skull fracture and permanent injuries. Clay S Crouse represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Clarence Minnefield
Marie Jackson
Hisotf
Mack R. Hamm
Stanley Sr
W. Va
Clay S. Crouse
Kennedy recalls Harvard incident and late return after service
Ted Kennedy describes an episode at Harvard where he and a friend were asked to withdraw with a possibility to reapply. He details enlisting in the Army, serving two years in Europe, then reapplying to Harvard and being readmitted in good standing. He later attended the University of Virginia Law School, noting its honor system and his successful completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Europe
Harvard
University of Virginia Law School
Law School
University of Virginia
Graduana
West Virginia Faces Rising VD Rates Says Health Director
Health Director N H Dyer warns West Virginia shows a rising venereal disease problem with 686 known syphilis cases in 1961 and 40 new cases since July. He notes WV ranks first in psychoses admissions due to syphilis per 100000, with most cases among youths aged 19 to 25 and outlines a troubling picture of education and environment factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Virginia
Dyer
All Family Night Planned Saturday at Dry Hill
The Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group invites members and guests to an All Family Night Saturday at 7 30 p m in the community building. A 60 minute sound movie Saps at Sea starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy will be shown with free popcorn. Admission is free with CLG President W A James Noel Thurman W S Stump Wayne Laws and Larry Stover serving at the popcorn machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
H. R. Stover
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
CLG
W. A. James
Noel Thurman
W. S. Stump
Wayne Laws
Larry Stover
Traffic lights on Valley Drive repaired after delays
City police report Valley Drive at Prince and Newville streets is functioning again after minor repairs. Investigators found worn bushings in the control box and parts from out-of-state were installed on Thursday. more bushings are en route for final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Drive
Prince and
Newville
Mullard Tyree
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Walter Winchell
Newsweek Magazine
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Prince ST
Virginia L. Laird
John K. Tosh
Richard
Albert Harvey
Wilford Stover
Roscoe Williams
Alva Gunther
Harold Blake
John A. O'Dell
M. G. Jarrell
Wilmer Phillips
Weir Covey
Jemima
Florida
Doz
Jack Frost
B. To
Cans
Fair Deal Market
City Park
Ted Kennedy
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